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RBA reveals September 2025 cash rate call

Following last month’s rate cut, find out, in this special announcement from Legal Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to raise, hold, or cut interest rates at its third meeting of the new financial year.

30 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Alleged impostor lawyer stuck with legal ban

A Queensland woman has failed to shake off an interim injunction that has prevented her from acting as an alleged sham lawyer.

30 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Palmer to move mining battleground into Swiss court

Clive Palmer said he would try to challenge Australia in a Swiss court after an international tribunal shut down his claim against the country over a blocked mining proposal in Western Australia.

30 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Cowell Clarke continues to grow, adds another director

Commercial practice Cowell Clarke has grown substantially in the last six months and has now added another director to its ranks.

30 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Top AI mistakes law students must avoid

While excitement grows around artificial intelligence and its potential to transform the legal profession, Lucy Southwick has warned law students and junior lawyers to remain vigilant and avoid the critical mistakes she has observed when using the technology.

29 September 2025
By Grace Robbie
What no one tells you about being a first-gen law student

For many aspiring lawyers, the journey through law school and into the profession is already daunting. But for first-generation law students, the path is even more complex – marked by uncertainty, financial strain, and the absence of established connections.

29 September 2025
By Grace Robbie
Judge likens firm’s inspection bid to ‘fishing’ trip

A court has dismissed a compensation law firm’s request to inspect a Brisbane hospital on the basis it would be a “fishing expedition”.

29 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Kain Lawyers welcomes new debt capital markets director 

The national law firm has appointed a new director, Tim Lipscombe, for its Sydney debt capital markets practice.

29 September 2025
By Carlos Tse
A jailed lawyer, ‘serious neglect’, and $6m misappropriated: What’s hot in law this week (22–26 Sept)

This past week, we saw a handful of significant disciplinary matters, while one of the nation’s biggest firms named a new head. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

27 September 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
SA passes claim farming reforms

Fines of up to $50,000 and referrals to the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner could be doled out to individuals and legal practitioners who are caught luring victims into civil injury claims.

26 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson